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2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept - Front And Side 2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept - Section Front Angle 2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept - Front Section 2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept - Rear Section 2010 Citroen Metropolis Concept - Rear Angle ---- Specifications ---- Price -- Production -- Engine 2 liter V6 hybrid Weight -- Aspiration -- Torque -- HP 272 hp + 55 hp HP/Weight -- HP/Liter -- 1/4 mile -- 0-62 mph -- Top Speed -- (from Citroen Press Release) CITROEN METROPOLIS, A CONCEPT CAR FOR CHINA Citroen is today revealing the style lines of Metropolis, a new concept car tha...

It’s rare for BMW to be caught napping. But the German firm has only just given the green light to its stunning four-door Gran Coupe, which will take aim at the Porsche Panamera, Mercedes CLS and Audi A7. Product development chief Klaus Draeger announced the decision at BMW’s Design Night in Munich, where the Gran Coupe concept made its European debut. The car will be positioned in the range close to the new 6-Series, and aimed both at those who would like a more practical version of the 6-Series two-door, and at owners considering a 7-Series, but who prefer to drive themselves. Styled by BMW design chief Adrian van Hooydonk, the Gran Coupe doesn’t have a hatchback like the Audi or Porsche. Instead, the firm has opted for a saloon bodystyle, which is preferred in the Chinese market, where this car is expected to be well received. Buyers will have to wait until 2012 for the Gran Coupe to debut. It will share the same engines and front end styling as the new 6-Series, which debuts next y...

In today's consolidated and homogenized global auto industry, Alpina is an odd duck. Based in the southern German town of Buchloe, not far from Munich, the company started taking form back in 1961, when a German entrepreneur called Burkard Bovenspielen began to diversify the family typewriter company into an activity he was more passionate about—making high-performance automobile components. By the late 1980s, the company had focused on its current business: modifying BMWs (BMW:GR) to improve their performance and reselling them through BMW dealers. Mercedes' AMG division has similar roots, the difference being that founder Hans-Werner Aufrecht sold AMG to Mercedes in the 1990s, while Alpina remained independent. I recently test-drove the 2011 BMW Alpina B7, which hit dealerships in May and is the only Alpina model sold in the U.S. It's quite a car. If you've ever wondered why there's no high-performance "M" version of the 7 Series, as there is of most ...